The Invention of Huga Cabret

Okay, the first thing about this book is that it is 533 pages. I know. Way too big to read. Before you totally stop listening to me, though, there is something else you should know about his book. It is mostly pictures. I would say that at least 300 of those 533 pages are pictures. The pictures aren’t just illustrating what the words say. Mostly the pictures are there instead of words.
This is a great story. I won't say that I couldn't put it down, because at 533 pages you almost have to put it down. However, I did read big chunks at each sitting. This book follows Hugo, an 11 year old boy living in Paris in the 1920's. He lives inside the Paris train station, where he is in charge of the train station clocks. He is trying to fix a mechanical man that he is sure contains a last message from his dead father. At the same time, he is trying to make sure that no one finds out that he is living on his own, or he is sure they will put him out on the street.